DWAN THROWS DOWN ANOTHER GAUNTLET
24 July 2009
European focus for latest challenge
Matchroom Sport, a producer and distributor of televised
poker, has combined with internationally famous online
and land poker ace Tom 'durrr' Dwan to launch a new
poker challenge - the “Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge”
to be held in London this September.
Cash game
specialist Dwan has become a phenomenon in the last 12
months, boosting his profile with an avidly followed 50
000 hand, $1 million Challenge. The first respondent to
the original challenge, Finland's Patrik Antonius, and
Dwan have been locked in sporadic action on the bet over
the last few months.
The London challenge will
see Dwan take on four opponents over 500 hands each in a
live heads up match up. Each player will buy into the
challenge for $500 000 and the blinds will be set at
$500/$1000 with each competitor being offered the
preference of Pot-limit Omaha or No-Limit Hold’em. No
player can leave the contest until either the 500 hands
are up or the player has bust.
Eddie Hearn,
Managing Director of Matchroom Sport, said: "We have
been lucky enough over the years to promote the biggest
names in many sports and Tom is without doubt the
biggest draw in poker right now.
"He is totally
fearless and ready to take on any player that is willing
to face-off in the Million Dollar match up. This will be
the most hotly anticipated match up in modern day
poker.”
Dwan, who has estimated online winnings
in excess of $10 million, is excited by the challenge.
“I am looking forward to sitting down and
playing some of the World’s best players live in
London," he said this week. "There looks to be lots of
interest in people wanting to play me but they never
seem to appear online. It will be interesting to see the
response Eddie gets and just who is willing to get it
on.”
Details of the opponents facing off in the
Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge will be released over
the coming weeks.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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